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• The relationship between the level of education and the number of children per
household head.
• The relationship between the level ofeducation and gender ofthe household heads.
• The relationship between the number of children and the type of occupation of
household heads.
• The relationship between knowledge of the physical landscape and cultural attributes
and their developmental potentials in the study area.
This test rejects the null hypothesis of no association between variables if the significance
level ofthe chi-square test is less than 0.05 and accepts if it is more than 0.05 (Olly, 1974).
Such an assessment is often essential before any consideration can be given to what is causing
differences between chosen variables like gender, level ofeducation, occupation types and the
number ofchildren per household head.
4.4 METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES
It is almost unusual to apply a research method of analysis in a research inquiry without
encountering some challenges in the collection and analysis of data. The following main
constraints were encountered during the processes ofdata collection, and data base creation.
4.4.1 Suspicion ofthe politically active
The project was received by some ofthe local politicians with mixed feelings. They felt that
it was a means of exposing the shortcomings of the municipality under their jurisdiction.
Some ofthe decision makers did not complete the questionnaires handed to them.
4.4.2 The absence ofthe household heads
About 5% ofthe sampled household heads could not be accessed as scheduled for interviews.
In order to cater for that, special appointments after hours were organised. This affected and
created a certain level of inconvenience to some ofthem.
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